One of my law school professors was a public defender (an attorney who represents poor criminal defendants) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before he came to my school. He told me a story about a particularly uptight (read: sexist) male judge and a fiery female public defender who did exactly what he asked.

Court begins. The attorney walks in, wearing a conservative pantsuit that wouldn't be out of place in any courtroom in America. The judge, an old man, raises his voice, points his finger at the attorney, and says, "Do not come back into my courtroom until you are properly dressed. Women do NOT wear pants in my courtroom."

The attorney does not respond. She simply walks out of the courtroom.

A few minutes later, she returns, wearing her suit jacket and...that's it. You see, her jacket was cut long, so by itself, it fell to a little bit above her knees. She simply walked into the restroom, took off her pants, and came back to court.

The judge never enforced that "women cannot wear pants" requirement in his courtroom again.

My son hit his head almost 8 weeks ago. He had a concussion, broken skull, and brain bleed. He’s now admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility for suicidal tendencies. He’s 12. You don’t want to go through this.